I f*cking hate band. I hate the whole concept. The very idea of it is sickening. I can certainly understand the need for a school band, but the fact that it's a competition is disgusting. As if American kids need more incentive to be competitive. Every possible aspect of society is being turned into a contest, and band serves to extend that horror to something as formerly pure as music. Come to think of it, this has been going on forever. The evil of school band has some very deep roots, indeed.
Anyway. That being said, I used to play the trumpet in the school band, a great many of my friends are current or former "band geeks", in fact 95.783 percent of all the coolest people I know are involved in band or orchestra. I love music, I love to hear my school band and orchestra play well, and I respect the people who are a part of it. Mad props to you, sirs.
Listening to "Novocaine for the Soul" by Eels. This song is absolutely amazing. I love everything about it, except that it's too short. I'm aksing for this album for my birfday, fo sho.
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